Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Ah've goat

Japanese translation:

I've got

Added to glossary by tappi_k
Nov 27, 2004 06:58
19 yrs ago
English term

Ah've goat...

English to Japanese Social Sciences Linguistics
Can someone explain what this means in Japanese? I think it is not ordinary English. It is a line from a book but I don't know which book, and can't give more context.

'Ah've goat better veins in ma airms thatn she's goat in her scrambled eggs.'
Proposed translations (Japanese)
5 +4 I've got

Discussion

tappi_k Nov 27, 2004:
yeah, Jack, I was just posting my answer when you added yours - it is definitely Scottish, and scrambled eggs here means legs - I've got better veins in my arms than she's got in her legs...
Jack Doughty Nov 27, 2004:
I don't know Japanese but this is an attempt to convey dialect pronunciation - perhaps Scottish, maybe more specifically Glaswegian (from Glasgow); "I've got better veins in my arms than she's got in her scrambled eggs."
Non-ProZ.com Nov 27, 2004:
Sorry, I meant to type 'than' not 'thatn'

Proposed translations

+4
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I've got

God, I love this... this is MY language!

Ordinary English (Standard English?)、ヌ、マ、ハ、、、ネ、ホヘスチロ、
Peer comment(s):

agree SenQ : ah means I or eye , goat maybe got.
5 hrs
thanks, SenQ - yes, goat is got, that's how we speak here...
agree Will Matter
18 hrs
thanks, willmatter!
agree humbird : I'm vaguely aware such English variation. Hummmmmm, quite interesting.
1 day 6 hrs
it is interesting isn't it? I've been to see Scottish films with my American friends several times and often they said they needed subtitles...!
agree KathyT : Love it! ;-)
1 day 22 hrs
aye, cute, innit KathyT doll...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much! It's very interesting and I am glad I could get a native's help."
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